Clouds today, then sunnier weekend ahead

Thursday opens once again with clouds and fog in Orange County, but a shift is in the wind: warmer temperatures and sunnier skies this weekend and early next week.

Air flow is expected to shift toward the ocean starting Friday as high pressure builds over the Great Basin, the National Weather Service says.

That flow should weaken Saturday, then strengthen again Sunday through Wednesday, moving temperatures toward the mid-70s early in the week.

For the moment, low pressure is in the driver's seat. That means a mostly cloudy morning with patches of the now-familiar fog that could cut visibility to a quarter mile or less.

Skies turn partly cloudy later with highs of 64 to 69.

Friday also starts off mostly cloudy with patchy fog, but then we switch to mostly sunny skies as high pressure over the Great Basin begins to exert its influence.

Expect highs of 68 to 73 inland, 63 to 68 on the coast.

Saturday brings us partly cloudy skies and patchy fog in the morning, then it's mostly sunny, with highs of 67 to 72 inland, 65 on the coast.

Skies remain mostly sunny Sunday through Wednesday with a modest climb in temperatures through Tuesday: 66 to 71 Sunday, 70 to 75 Monday and, for inland areas, 71 to 76 on Tuesday, with 67 to 72 on the coast.

Highs should ease back down into the 65 to 70 range Wednesday as the high pressure moves to the west; the Weather Service says low clouds could return late next week.

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